The real reason for Brexit?... Charter Cities??

RaysLugg2

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Anyone else seen any of the voluminous mentions of Charter Cities (otherwise known as Enterprise Cities) that are popping up in many places on social media over the last few weeks?

I imagine, perhaps not. As I would have expected some discussion on it otherwise.

This is a really simple introduction to this potentially dystopian goal of these ultra right wing libertarians. Welcome to the future?
 
I assume it a scheme where the rich cities (and people) in the south get richer by increasing their share of an ever decreasing funding cake, at the expense of non-charter cities (in the north)
 
I assume it a scheme where the rich cities (and people) in the south get richer by increasing their share of an ever decreasing funding cake, at the expense of non-charter cities (in the north)
Not exactly, more like turning the 'Freeports' - of which I believe Teesside is one, into sovereign entities run (or 'ruled'?) by corporations, operating completely within their own laws. Populations essentially enslaved. Colossal work-houses of the many, delivering gargantuan profits for the few.
 
Not exactly, more like turning the 'Freeports' - of which I believe Teesside is one, into sovereign entities run (or 'ruled'?) by corporations, operating completely within their own laws. Populations essentially enslaved. Colossal work-houses of the many, delivering gargantuan profits for the few.
sounds exactly like rich people getting richer at the expense of poor people getting poorer.
 
To get behind the proponents of these you have to follow the money and inevitably offshore. Shadowy hedge funds and sovereign wealth funds who have already exploited the loopholes in the City to launder billions of pounds.
 
Baker Street Herald have been talking about this for at least two years now.

Charter Cities is something that was mentioned in the book Sovereign Individual. Ultra right libertarians want to see the end of the Welfare State and see leaving the EU as the only way to make that happen.

I personally don't think Brexit is a direct consequence of what the Baker Street Herald claim, but it's a part of it. There's evidence from the early 90's that the likes of Murdoch wanted Britain to leave the EU. Him and others like him had zero influence in Brussels and didn't like it.

There's then the huge amounts of money hidden away in Offshore Tax Havens as previously identified by the Panama Papers. It's no coincidence that many behind Brexit are also very rich and don't want their wealth to be identified as they're happy to avoid tax. The EU wanting to expose Offshore Tax Havens spooked the very rich avoiding tax.

Many voting leave were conned into thinking the EU was against them. In reality it's a Social Democratic institution committed to acting in the best interests of all Europeans. Much like much of the European governments in fact. All expect Tory Britain of course.

If people in this country don't wake up to the evidence in front of them, then things go quickly move against the vast majority. If you think austerity was bad, this will be worse as the State is cut all the way back and you're left on your own.
 
Baker Street Herald have been talking about this for at least two years now.

Charter Cities is something that was mentioned in the book Sovereign Individual. Ultra right libertarians want to see the end of the Welfare State and see leaving the EU as the only way to make that happen.

I personally don't think Brexit is a direct consequence of what the Baker Street Herald claim, but it's a part of it. There's evidence from the early 90's that the likes of Murdoch wanted Britain to leave the EU. Him and others like him had zero influence in Brussels and didn't like it.

There's then the huge amounts of money hidden away in Offshore Tax Havens as previously identified by the Panama Papers. It's no coincidence that many behind Brexit are also very rich and don't want their wealth to be identified as they're happy to avoid tax. The EU wanting to expose Offshore Tax Havens spooked the very rich avoiding tax.

Many voting leave were conned into thinking the EU was against them. In reality it's a Social Democratic institution committed to acting in the best interests of all Europeans. Much like much of the European governments in fact. All expect Tory Britain of course.

If people in this country don't wake up to the evidence in front of them, then things go quickly move against the vast majority. If you think austerity was bad, this will be worse as the State is cut all the way back and you're left on your own.
All of which is precisely why I was surprised not to have seen a discussion about this on here to be honest. I've read big chunks of the Sovereign Individual, so neither was I surprised to learn about this niche real estate trend on the other side of the world.
Prepping For Collapse
 
I'm sure it was such a good idea someone would have put it on the side of a bus...

No?

Perhaps we missed that bus?

This cabal of thieves have given themselves another two years to steal as much as they can get their avaricious hands on before they all disappear to tax havens with their ill gotten gains. I couldn't be more disgusted with them and those that excuse their thievery.
 
So the argument for Brexit as a way to gain sovereignty was actually a move to eventually do away with it altogether along with workers rights and socialised services? Surely someone would have warned people against this kind of thing before the vote.
 
All of which is precisely why I was surprised not to have seen a discussion about this on here to be honest. I've read big chunks of the Sovereign Individual, so neither was I surprised to learn about this niche real estate trend on the other side of the world.
Prepping For Collapse
I think Charter Cities have been mentioned a few times, but can't be sure.

Leave voters don't seem interested in learning about the real reasons for Brexit. They were convinced the EU was very bad and some type of evil empire dictating to Britain. People really believed Britain couldn't make it's own laws, or had no influence of how EU directives were implemented. It's staggering really.
 
Surely someone would have warned people against this kind of thing before the vote.
Brexit is a Tory manifested project. It wouldn't have happened if it wasn't for them. The whole process was a stitch-up. The question on the ballot was way too basic, the vote itself deliberately excluded people who might vote remain and during the referendum very little time was taken to attempt to explain how the institution of the EU actually worked.

There was actually a duty in the Act to publish a report on the rights and stuff about being a member of the EU compared to a country not being a member. This was given very little media time and definitely not in the right wing media. They didn't want people to know the facts, so created a narrative that people were influenced by.
 
I've seen quite a bit on Charter Cities.

I don't think it was a driver of Brexit though. More like the disaster it is leading to a combination of necessity, desperation and opportunity for the people behind the fiasco they have delivered. That said, I haven't read William Rees-Mogg's 'The Sovereign Individual' book yet.
 
I've seen quite a bit on Charter Cities.

I don't think it was a driver of Brexit though. More like the disaster it is leading to a combination of necessity, desperation and opportunity for the people behind the fiasco they have delivered. That said, I haven't read William Rees-Mogg's 'The Sovereign Individual' book yet.
Take a look Lefty, it's depressing but enlightening. Buy a used one though, don't want any more dosh going into the Mogg coffers! ;)
 
Take a look Lefty, it's depressing but enlightening. Buy a used one though, don't want any more dosh going into the Mogg coffers! ;)

I intend to, as I like to be informed, but not a lot of time and I do baulk at buying anything by these people. It's hard enough buying The Daily Mail most days for my dad.
 
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